Question

friar laurence: i will be brief, for my short date of breath
is not so long as is a tedious tale.
romeo, there dead, was husband to that juliet;
and she, there dead, that romeo’s faithful wife:
i married them; and their stolen marriage-day
was tybalt’s doomsday, whose untimely death
banish’d the new-made bridegroom from this city;
for whom, and not for tybalt, juliet pin’d.
you, to remove that siege of grief from her,
betroth’d, and would have married her perforce,
to county paris: then comes she to me,
and, with wild looks bid me devise some mean
to rid her from this second marriage,
or in my cell there would she kill herself.
which details support the idea that secrets are a leading cause of the catastrophe? check all that apply

ot so long as is a tedious tale\
\their stolen marriage-day\
\then comes she to me\
\for whom, and not for tybalt, juliet pin’d\
\for it wrought on her / the form of death\

Explanation:

• "their stolen marriage - day": The marriage of Romeo and Juliet was secret (stolen), and this secret marriage led to a series of events like Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment, which were part of the catastrophe.
• "For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pin'd": Juliet's grief was due to Romeo's banishment (a result of the secret marriage), and this grief led her to seek Friar Laurence's help, contributing to the catastrophe.
• "for it wrought on her / The form of death": The secret situation (like the pressure from the second marriage and the need to hide the first) led to Juliet's faked death plan, which was a key part of the catastrophe.
• "then comes she to me": Juliet came to Friar Laurence to find a way out of the situation caused by the secret marriage, leading to the faked death plan.

"not so long as is a tedious tale" just refers to Friar Laurence being brief, not related to secrets causing the catastrophe.

Answer:

B. "their stolen marriage - day", D. "For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pin'd", E. "for it wrought on her / The form of death", C. "then comes she to me"